Color photographs and simple text explain the different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what, featuring ladybugs, chickadees, squirrels, earthworms, and alligators.

"Every Friday, in the cafeteria, one of the kids gets up in front of the whole school and does something. A performance. Today it's John's turn."--Front jacket flap.

"Not all questions have answers. Some have more than one answer. And others have endless answers, unfolding out to the edges of the world. In this spare yet expansive narrative, acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound. Some make us giggle. Others challenge our assumptions. The result is a quirky, wandering exploration of where the best questions lead -- to stories. Intriguing, richly interactive, and brought to...

Describes the geography, climate, plant and animal life, sights, and people of Africa. Includes fact boxes, a map, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Explores a range of animals that use disguises and mimic other things in nature to trick their prey or their hunters and survive, such as a baby bird that mimics a poison caterpillar, a moth that mimics sounds that confuse bats' hearing, and a tiny rainforest spider that creates a "puppet" spider out of dead leaves and twigs.

A guide to Minecraft, focusing on redstone and transportation.

Examines the land, climate, vegetation, animals, and people of Europe. Includes maps, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.

Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.

Describes how the surveyor, heavy machinery operators, carpenter crew, plumbers, and other workers build a house.

A.J. and his friends find out what amazing things Miss Lazar, the Super Custodian at their school, can do.